Steeltown Murders2023

Director
Marc Evans

Actors

Philip Glenister (DCI Paul Bethell)
Steffan Rhodri (Phil 'Bach' Rees)
Scott Arthur (Young DC Paul Bethell)
Sion Alun Davies (Young Phil 'Bach' Rees)
Nia Roberts (Karina Bethell)
Gareth John Bale (DC Geraint Bale)

Three murders – unsolved but never forgotten. Thirty years on, can DCI Bethall find the serial killer who terrorised 1970s Port Talbot?

When two best friends are found murdered a local policeman Paul Bethell suspects there is more to the case than meets the eye. Could this be linked to other unsolved murders? In a case that has haunted him for 30 years, will new DNA evidence finally let him bring the killer to justice?​

Set in both 1973 and the early 2000s, Steeltown Murders centres on the hunt to catch the killer of three young women in the Port Talbot area and the remarkable story of how – in the first case of its kind – the mystery was solved almost thirty years later using pioneering DNA evidence. Contrasting the policing methods of the 1970s with the forensic breakthroughs of the early Noughties, Steeltown Murders is a portrait of a town dealing with the repercussions of an unsolved case three decades on, and asks if justice can ever truly be found.

“’Steeltown Murders’ proves a subtly devastating triumph; ambitious saga deserving space on the highest tier of recent detective classics.” – Gazettely.com

“The concluding episode might be one of the best directed single hours of television all year, featuring some incredible work from the cast.” – JBSpins.com

“A captivating and emotionally charged crime drama.” – ARC Games